Week of 11/12/12

Farewell dinner heldHabitat for Humanity of Ottawa County held a farewell dinner for construction manager Roger Wright at St. Paul United Church of Christ in Oak Harbor.

Wright, who has been with Habitat for Humanity for six years, is retiring and moving to southern Ohio to be closer to family. During Wright’s six years with Habitat for Humanity he has overseen the construction of seven houses for qualifying families. The board of directors presented him with a picture entitled “Destiny,” which portrays Joseph with Jesus as a young child playing with a hammer in the carpenter shop.

Kopena was recognized in a Court of Honor on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Trinity United Methodist Church.

A member of Troop 385 in Genoa, Kopena is one of approximately 4 percent of all Boy Scouts who attain the Eagle rank, according to Scoutmaster Dave Spurgeon.

Each candidate must earn 21 merit badges and successfully complete a community service project. Kopena chose to design and landscape a prayer garden for Trinity United Methodist Church in Genoa. Kopena is a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and is a senior at Penta Career Center where he is enrolled in construction carpentry.